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08/01/2025

Part of Creative Pacific Week 2025, a fashion show will be held from 7-10 p.m. today at the Natural History Museum of Utah.

SALT LAKE CITY – Friends of the late Afa Ah Loo have come together to create a tribute collection celebrating his life and talents as a fashion designer. The collection will be showcased at the 2025 Creative Pacific Fashion Show to be held Friday at the Natural History Museum of Utah, or NHMU, in ...

08/01/2025

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07/31/2025

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07/30/2025

Featured attractions include a full, free-play arcade experience furnished with cabinets from Alan-1 Games and Flynn’s Retrocade in Roy, gaming tournaments, a cosplay contest, an art exhibit of Nintendo Power magazine covers, a charity auction and, for the first time, a professional wrestling component.

Thanks to social distancing and lockdown orders, people around the world were often forced to find their entertainment at home during the pandemic. For a slew of Gen-Xers and Millennials, that meant taking a warp pipe back to the world of retro gaming, where the princess is usually in another castle...

07/30/2025

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07/30/2025

Adam Leishman said safety is the top priority where park operations are concerned, noting that every ride at Lagoon Amusement Park is inspected three times daily, save for the wooden roller coaster, which is inspected four times daily.

FARMINGTON — A spokesperson for Lagoon praised the response of the theme park’s staffers and local fire officials after a man required rescuing from its Sky Ride attraction on Friday afternoon. According to Lagoon’s Adam Leishman, the event occurred near the loading area of the Sky Ride and in...

07/29/2025

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07/29/2025

Cmdr. Christian Olsen looks back fondly upon his days attending Fremont High, playing football, performing in the band and water skiing on Willard Bay. Now, he’s the commander of the PCU Arizona, after previously having served aboard the USS Maine, USS Dallas and USS Columbus.

GROTON, CONN. — An Ogden-area native officially assumed command of a Block V Virginia-class submarine at a ceremony in Groton, Connecticut, earlier this month. Cmdr. Christian Olsen grew up in Plain City and looks back fondly upon his days attending Fremont High School, playing football, performin...

07/29/2025

Gone is the makeshift Batman logo — believed by some locals to be the handiwork of a former Fremont High School student. In its place, West Field’s burnt-orange Longhorns logo pops against the bright white paint that now covers the tower.

TAYLOR — For decades, the water tower located near 2150 S. 3500 West in Taylor stood as one of the most recognizable landmarks in Weber County as a result of the Batman logo emblazoned upon it by graffiti artists. Now, the tower serves as a beacon for school spirit and community pride thanks to th...

07/29/2025

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07/29/2025

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Here is a look at many of the events going on in Northern Utah and beyond in the next week: Central Ogden July 26 Ogden Summer Slam UOVA Tournament, Mount Ogden Park (ogdencity.gov) Free R.A.M.P. Saturdays, various times and locations (webercountyutah.gov) Farmers Market Ogden, Historic 25th Street,...

07/28/2025

According to the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, Utah’s 2024 post-hunting season deer population estimate was approximately 295,200 animals, or 73% of the long-term management objective of 404,900 deer.

WILLARD — As part of an effort to bolster declining mule deer populations statewide, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources will be holding a series of meetings to gather feedback and ideas from the general public. The first meeting is scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday at the Willard City Mul...